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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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